Track and field hosts annual Twilight meet on Friday

Track and field hosts annual Twilight meet on Friday

SEWARD, Neb. – Fresh off a men’s GPAC title and women’s conference runner-up finish, the Concordia University track and field programs will tune up for the outdoor national championships by hosting the annual Twilight meet inside Bulldog Stadium on Friday. Individuals from 19 different schools, including 10 GPAC institutions, are expected to compete.

The meet gets started with field events (throws and jumps) at 2 p.m. The first running events are slated to go off at 4:30 p.m. Heat sheets will be released on Thursday.

The Twilight meet provides one final chance for competitors to achieve national qualifying marks. Bulldog athletes have compiled 38 ‘A’ or ‘B’ standard national qualifying marks throughout the 2014 outdoor season (see complete list below).

Nationally ranked teams (according to the USTFCCCA ratings) at the Twilight meet include:

On the season, Concordia has totaled 21 ‘A’ national qualifying marks and 17 ‘B’ national qualifying marks (see below). A fresh ‘A’ mark was recorded by Kali Robb, who threw the shot put 44’ 4 ¼” at the GPAC championships. Of the 23 individual Bulldogs with either A or B marks, Jonathon Becker, Stephanie Coley, Jamie Crouse, Trey Farmer, Zach Lurz, Ben Hinckfoot, Liz King, Kali Robb and Kim Wood own more than one national qualifying figure. Of the 38 total A or B marks, 25 have come in field events (21 by throwers, three by pole vaulters and one in the triple jump).